introduction to post colonialism

1) Look at the first page. What is colonialism - also known as cultural imperialism? 

 The belief that native people were intellectually inferior, and that white colonisers had a moral right to subjugate the local populace as they were ‘civilising’ them: in other words, trying to make them more like Western European society.

2) Now look at the second page. What is post colonialism? 

Post colonialism, like postmodernism, refers less to a time period and more to a critiquing of a
school of thought that came before it.

3) How does Paul Gilroy suggest post colonialism influences British culture?

 Paul Gilroy in his 2005 book Postcolonial Melancholia suggested that Britain had not quite faced up to its colonial past, that the national psyche had not quite come to terms with no longer being
a global superpower, and this had resulted in the desire to still subjugate those from different races, particularly immigrants.

4) What is 'othering'?

Othering is the phenomenon whereby we identify something as being different
from, or alien to our social identity.

5) What examples of 'othering' are provided by the article?

The process of othering has been the domain of tabloid newspapers such as the Daily Express,
who printed 179 anti-migrant stories between 2011 and 2016, that’s roughly one anti-immigrant headline every ten days.

6) What is 'double consciousness'? 

People who struggle to reconcile two nationalities or identities.

7) What are 'racial hierarchies'?

The idea that some races are superior to others.


8) What examples from recent media products challenge the idea of racial hierarchies? 

Some shows choose to largely ignore the character’s ethnicity and its impact on their role, such as Nick Fury’s role as director of SHIELD in the Marvel films, striving for a time when a person’s ethnicity doesn’t make a difference to anyone.

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